A Most Suitable Bride by Rose Pearson

A bluestocking Lady…a stubborn Lord…each with their own tale. Can they find a path to happiness together?

Having enjoyed both a summer Season and Christmas time in London, Lady Maria is beginning to worry that she will not find a good match. Striking up a friendship with Lady Sophia, Lady Hayward’s daughter, they both agree that they will do all they can to assist each other in finding a husband. However, realizing that she must hide her bluestocking tendencies, Maria comes up with a falsehood, pretending that she is something she is not in the hope that this will finally encourage the gentlemen of the ton to court her.
Isaac, the Earl of Ridlington, has come to London for one specific purpose – to find himself a wife. But he has specific requirements which cannot be altered, and when he discovers that the daughter of a Duke might meet such requirements, he immediately finds himself considering her.
Believing her to be everything he needs, Isaac is horrified to discover the truth. What is worse, he quickly realizes that he cares for her more than he expected.
Dare he tell her the truth of his heart? Might they somehow find a way through the falsehoods and lies and towards a happiness that neither of them ever expected?